Demands for Election Commissioner Resignation Fuel Violence in Bihar Capital

A massive rally staged at Patna's Lok Bhawan on Tuesday turned violent as student groups demanded the resignation of State Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a fresh look at the Special Investigation Review. The procession started from Gate 10 of Gandhi Maidan and featured NSUI, AISA, AISF, RYA and other left-leaning student bodies. Police erected barricades near JP Golambar, but several demonstrators forced their way through, sparking a tussle that saw the deployment of six water-cannon trucks, multiple jeeps and a substantial police presence. Amid the turmoil, an astonishing episode unfolded: a protester snatched the key of the police vehicle used to keep ten arrested students in custody and fled, leaving the police jeep stationary and unused.